Label-making machine



M. 0. CLAUSS.

LABEL MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY\20,19I8.

Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

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LABEL MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. 1918.

Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

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M. 0. CLAUSS.

LABEL MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1918.

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MAX 0. CLAUSS, OF NEW YORK, N. 5.,

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LABEL-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

Application filed May 20, 1918. Serial No. 235,594.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MAX 0. OLAUSS, a citi- Zen of Germany, and resident of New York city, borough of the Bronx, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Label-Making Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in label making machines, and particularly for making labels of tubular form such as are used on skeins of, thread silk and the like. An object of this invention is to enable the production of such labels in great quantities entirely automatically, and in such manner that the labels will be perfect in form, uniform in size, and'free from mutilation. In producing such labels by hand the same very torn and then production in this manner is slow and costly. A further object is to enable the production of different sized labels on one machine. Other objects are to provide such a machine which is simple-and inexpensive in construction, will take up very little room, and will require very little attention when running.

With these and other objects in view, embodiments of my invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, and these embodiments will be hereinafter more fully described with reference thereto, and the invention will be finally pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 is a side elevation, with parts broken away, of one embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view along the line 2- -2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the label holder employed; i

Fig. 4 is a top view of the same-;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation thereof with the upper part broken away; and

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are detail cross-sectional views showing the manner of forming the label.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings,and more particularly to Figs. 1 to 7 thereof, the embodiment of my invention shown therein-comprises a frame 20, at the upper portion of often become soiled and which there is reciprocatingly mounted an elongated bar 21, which constitutes a former and a conveyer for the label, as will hereinmore fully appear.

The bar 21 is provided partially along its underside with a rack 22, which meshes-with a gear- 23 mounted upon a shaft 24 journaled in the frame 20, and at its upper side and rearwardly of the gear 23, the bar is held and guided by a flanged roller 25 provided upon a shaft 26 supported between upwardly extending brackets 27 of the frame, the flanges ofthe roller engaging the side of the bar. Forwardly of the gear 23,.the bar is held and guided by flanged rollers 28 and 29 rotatably mounted in brackets 30 and 31 supported on the head -l, transverse portions The roller 29 may if desired, be adjusted toward the roller 28 by engagement with the extra bolt holes 29*, to accommodate shorter labels, as hereinafter more fully pointed out. Upon the upper portion of the frame 20 there is provided a label holder 35, comprising a pair of spaced side plates 36 and 37, spaced apart by rods 38, having spacing sleeves 39 thereon and secured at their ends by nuts 40. At the lower edges of the plate which is secured between upstanding there are provided flanges 41 which rest upon and are secured to the frame by screws 42, the bar 21 being disposed between the plates, asclearly indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. The plates 36 and 37 are provided with elongated openings 43, so that the number of labels in the holder-may be readily seen.

fa stationary and perpendicularly disposed guide member 44 is secured to the rods 38 at the rear of the holder by screws 45, be-

provided at its upper end with a rounded guide portion 46 to facilitate insertion of the labels and at its lower end with a retaining roller 47 rotatably sup'orted between lugs 48 and 49. A U-shaped spring member 50 has its intermediate portion 51 secured in a transverse opening 51 in the guide 44, and has its leg portions disposed in front of a pin 52, the ends of which project beyond the said guide, and also engage the pintle 53 of the roller 46 at the rear; The ends of the spring extend downwardlv at each side of the bar 21 and form a guide for the l: b'els as they are individually moved downwardly upon the bar. as hereinafter more fullv point- 601 At e fr m i the holder there i a pair of spaced.

33 and 34 of the frame.

J have their provided a swinging guide, comprising an elongated relatively heavy weighted member 54 secured at its upper end to a yoke 55, the forwardly projecting ends 56 of which are pivotally connected to the side plates at 57, and provided at its lower end with a roller 58. The rollers 46 and 58 ax es slightly forwardly of the inner surface of the members 14 and 541, while the roller 58 is slightly higher than the roller 46. The weight of the member 54 forces the same toward the member 4% and the labels are thereby held in a slightly inclined position, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1. This serves to hold the labels in such manner that they will not stick, and the individual feeding of the same is facilitated. Also different sized labels may be accommodated, as clearly indicated in dotted lines Fig. 5.

The feeding of'the labels is brought about by a pair of hollow suction arms 60 and 61, pivctally mounted upon a projecting bracket 62, the shaft 63 of the arm being hollow at its intermediate portion so as to form communication between the arms, and connected to a suction tube 6 1. The arms 60 and 61 extend at each side of the bar 21, and are bent upwardly at their ends as at 65 so that they may engage the underside of the labels. The arms 60 and 61 are oscillated by means of a rocker arm 66 provided on one end of the shaft 63, and connected by a bent rod 67 to the short arm 68 of a lever 69 pivoted ,at 70 at the outer side of the frame 20, and provided at its lower extremity with a cam roller 71 which engages the groove 72 of a cam 73, mounted upon the transverse cam shaft 105. The shaft 105 is rotated by the worm gear 106 engaging a worm 107 of the main drive shaft 108.

At each side of the label holders and upon the lower flanges 41 thereof there are journaled rotatable rods 74 and 75 provided in spaced relation with angular gripping fingers 76, normally disposed in upright position in openings 77 provided in the side and adapted to be swung downwardly and inwardly into engagement with the label. to hold the same upon the conveying and formlng rod 21, this action occurring after the label is brought down by the suction arms 60 and 61, as will be presently described.

At the respective rear ends of the rods 74; and (5 there are provided pinions 78 and 79 which are engaged by racks 80 and 81 provided upon the ends of a slide member 82, provided centrally with an upwardlv and downwardly extending guide post 83 slidablv mounted in bracket bearings 84: and 85 provided upon a plate 86 secured to the label holder. At one end of the plate 86 there is pivotallv mounted upon a stud 87 a lever 88. provided at one end with a weight 65 c89and atitf other the lever is connected engages the groove 103 post 91 provided upon the end of the said plate, the lever being pivotally connected at 82 with the'slide member 82. A shaft 92 is journaled in the side portions 36 and 37 of the label holder, and at one'end is provided with a lever 93, while at the other end it is provided with an arm 91, which extends through a slot 95 of the plate 86 and engages a slot 96 of the lever 88. The rock lever 93 is connected by an arm 97 to the upper end of the lever 68. Thus it will be seen swinging of the lever 68, will rotate the shaft 92, and swing the arm 9tprojecting into a slot 96 of the lever 88. During the initial movement of the arm 94, it moves free through the slot 96, this occurring during the feeding of the label upon the rod 21. The further movement of the arm causes it to engage the end of the slot- 96. thereby swinging the lever 88, reciprocating the slide member 82 upwardly or downwardly as the case may be, and swinging the finger 76 into and out of engagement with the label.

A lug 98is provided on the rod 21, which in the rearward position of the rod engages behind the label, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 1. and serves to carry the label along with the rod. Rotation of the gear 23 reciprocates the rod 21. A pinion 99 is provided on the shaft 2 1, which is engaged by a toothed sector 100, at 101, and provided with a roller 102, which of a cam 104. mounted upon the shaft 105. The direction of the cam 10 1 causes the bar. 21 to first move forwardly to the label forming position, stop during the label forming operation, then move further forwardly to perm t of the removal of the label, and then move back to its starting position.

As the label is carried forwardly to the forming position, it is engaged at the sides by the side flanges of the rollers 28 and 29, so that the sides are bent downwardly as indicated in Fig. 2.

Upon the head 32 there is pivotally mounted at 109 a swinging arm 110to which there is adiustably secured at 111 a paste box 112. The outer end of the arm 110 is connected by a rod 113 to a lever arm 114; pivoted to the frame at 115, and provided intermediate its ends with A a roller 116 which engages the groove 117 of a cam 118 mounted upon the shaft 119. The shaft 119 is driven by means of a worm gear 120, which engages a worm 121 mounted on the drive shaft 108. The cam 118 during its rotation causes the arm 110 to swing, so that the lower proiecting end 122 of the pastebox is carried beneath the bar 21', as indicated by the arrow (Fig. 2). A paste roller is provided on the projecting portion 122. which engages and applies paste to the side of the label, at the same time by a spring to a pivoted to the frame bending the same under the bar 21 as shown in Fig. 6. The roller'123 is intermittently rotated, during the swinging of the paste box by means of a ratchet 124 which engages a spring pawl 125 provided on an upstanding support 126.

A swinging yoke arm 127 is provided upon a shaft 128 journaled in the frame 20, and a roller frame 129 is pivotally connected thereto, and normally held in raised position by means of a spring 180 mounted upon a guide pin 131. A roller 132 is provided upon the frame 129 which is adapted to be swung beneath the bar 21 in an opposite direction to the pasting roller and bend up the side of the label into engagement with the pasted side, as shown in Fig. This action takes place as the pasting roller recedes, and is brought about by means of a miter gear 133, mount d upon the end of the shaft 128. and meshing with a miter gear 134 provided upon the transverse shaft 134 A gear 135 is provided upon theshaft 134. which is engaged by a toothed segme t 136. pivoted to the frame at 137. A roller 138 is provide upon the said seqment which engages the cam groo e 139 of a cam 140 mounted upon the shaft 105. The rise in the cam swings the segment, rot tino' the shaft 108 and swinging the roller 132 beneath t e bar. The yielding mounting of the roller permits of its engaging the la el w th a slight pressure, thereby secure v pasting the same closed.

The label after being formed. is carried forward by the bar 21 from beneath the rollers 28 and 29. and is thereupon removed. t each side of the bar 21 there are pivotallv mounted upon studs 141 and 142, swinging arms 143 and. 144, and which are p ovided at their upper ends with rollers 145 and 146 re pectivelv. formed of rubber or ot er suitable gripping material. At the r lo er end the said arms are provided with rol ers 14'? and 148.- which a e held in en agement with cams 149 and, 150 provided upon the end of the shaft 119 by means of springs 151 provided on the supportip' studs. The rise 150 of. the cams cause the arms to swing inwardly, so that the r llers 145 and 146 engage the sides of the label on the bar 21. As t e bar recedes. the label is thereby stripped therefrom and. drops u on the chute 152, which conveys it to a suitab e receptacle, The end of the bar 21 is slio'btly re uced as at 21. so that th -cl may be readilv stripped therefrom.

With mvmachineslabels of a. rectangular cross section. or other shape, if desired. may be made with very great speed, and the same will be accurate. and neat and clean in ap earance. Also with the same machine, different sized labels may be' formed by merely adinstine'th position of the roller 29. i 1 have illustrated preferred and satisfactory embodiments of my invention, but it is obvious that changes may be made therein within the spirit and scope thereof, as definedin the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a label making machine, a former bar, means for individually feeding labels to said bar, means for forming and securing labels about said bar, means adapted to reciprocate said bar with an unformed label thereon from said feeding means to said forming and securing means, and means adapted to remove the formed labels from said bar.

2. In a label making machine, a former bar, means for individually feeding labels to said bar, means for folding the sides of said label, means for folding said sides into superimposed position with respect to each. other, means for applying paste to one of said sides prior 2 to engagement therewith of said other side, means adapted to reciprocate said bar with an unformed label. thereon from said feeding means to said folding and paste applying means. and means adapted to remove the formed labels from said bar. i

3. In a label making machine, a former barof rectangular cross section, means for individually feeding labels to said bar, means for reciprocating said formen bar, means adapted to operate in planes parallel to the directionof reciprocation of said former bar for folding the sides of said label into engagement with the vertical sides of said bar, means adapted to" operate in a direction at right angles to the direction of' reciprocation of said former bar for foldingthe end portions in superimposed relation upon one of the horizontal sides of said bar. means for applying paste to one of said. end portions prior to engagement therewith of said other side, and means adapted to remove the formed labels from said bar.

4. In a label making machine, a former bar of rectangular cross section, means for individually feeding labels to said bar, means for reciprocating said former bar. means adapted to operat in planes parallel to the direction of reciprocation of the above said former bar for folding the sides of said label downwardly upon the vertical sides of said bar, a pasting roller, means for applying paste thereto. means adapted to swing said roller at right angles to the direction of reciprocation of said former bar into engagement with one of the folded. down portions of said label and beneath. said bar to impart paste tosaid portion and fold the same upon the under side of said bar, and folding and pressure means adapted to operate at right an les to the direction of reciprocation of said former bar adapted to engage the other folded down portion of said. label to fold the same into engagement with -sa-id pasted portion, and by pressure I said label to tightly connect the same thereto, and means adapted to remove the formed label from said bar.

5. In a label making machine, a former bar, means for individually feeding labels to one side of said bar, means for reciproeating said former bar, means for folding the sides of said label downwardly, a paste reservoir normally disposed at one side of said former bar, a pasting roller carried thereby, means adapted to swing said reservoir to move said roller into engagement with one of the folded down portions of said label. and beneath said bar to impart paste to said portion and fold the saine upon the under side of said bar, and folding and pressure means adapted to be swung to en gage the other folded down portion of said label, as said roller recedes, to fold the same into engagement with said pasted portion, and by pressure to tightly connect the same thereto, and means adapted to remove the formed label from said bar.

6. In a label making machine, a former bar, means for individually feeding labels to one side of said bar, means for reciproeating said former bar, means for folding the sides of said label downwardly, a paste reservoir normally disposed at one side of said former bar, a pasting roller carried thereby, means adapted to swing said reservoir to move said roller into engagement with one of the folded down portions of and beneath said bar to impart paste to said portion and fold the same upon the under side of said bar, and folding and pressure means adapted to be swung to engage the other folded down portion of said label, as said roller recedes, to fold the same into engagement with said pasted portion, and by pressure to tightly connect the same thereto. and means adapted to remove the formed label from said bar, the center of rotation of said pasting roller be ing above said bar, the center of rotation of said folding and pressure means being beneath said bar.

7. In a label making machine, a label feeding means, a label forming means, a label removing means, and a reciprocating label forming bar having to and fro movement adapted to receive a label from said label feeding means, move with said label to said label forming means, and move with the formed label to said label removing means.

8. In a label making machine, a label feeding means, a label forming means, a reciproeating forming bar having to and fro movement and adapted to be moved in one direction successively from said label feeding means to said label forming means, and from said label forming means to a position removed from said label forming means, and label removing means comprising gripping members adapted to ngage said label in said last mentioned position to strip said label from said bar as said bar recedes to its original position. I

9. In a label making machine, a label feeding means, a label forming means, a reciprocating forming bar having to and fro movement and adapted to be moved in one direction successively from said label feeding means to said label forming means, and from said label forming means to a position re moved from said label forming means, and label removing means comprising gripping members adapted to engage said label in said last mentioned position to strip said label from said bar as said bar recedes to its original position, theend of said bar beyond the portion about which said label is formed being slightly reduced to permit of the easy removal of said formed labels.

10. In a label making machine, a label feeding means, a label forming means, a reciprocating forming bar adapted. to be moved in one direction successivelv from said label feeding means to said label form- 1ng means, and from said label forming means to a position removed from said label forming means, and label removing means comprising gripping members adapted to engage said label in said last mentioned position to strip said label from said bar as said bar recedes to its original position, the portion of said bar at one side of the portion about which said label is formed being provided with a rack, and means cooperating with said rack to reciprocate said bar.

11. In a label forming machine, a reciprocating former bar having to and fro movement, label feeding means comprising a label holder disposed in relation to said bar, and suction means adapted to move a label therein into engagement with said bar, label forming means removed from said label feeding means,said former bar adapted to move said label thereon from said feeding means to said forming means, and means adapted to remove the formed labels from said bar.

12. In a label forming machine, a reciprocating former bar having to and fro movement, label feeding means comprising a label holder disposed above said bar, and suction tubes'at each side of said bar adapted to be engaged with the lowermost label in said holder, and move said label into engagement with said bar, label forming means removed from said label holder, said former bar adapted to move said label thereon from said label holder to said forming means, and means adapted to remove the formed label from said bar.

13. In a label forming machine, a reciprocating former bar having to and fro movement, label feeding means comprising a label holder, a stationary label guide therein, a movable guide therein, and means adapted to move a abel into engagement with said bar, label forming means removed from said label holder, said former bar adapted to move said label thereon from said label holder to said forming means, and means adapted to remove the formed label from said bar.

1&. In a label forming machine, a reciproeating formerbar having to and fro movement, label feeding me ans comprising a label holder, a stationary guide therein, a movable guide therein self adjusting toward said stationary guide to yieldingly retain various sized labels, and means adapted to move a label into engagement with said bar, label forming means removed from said label holder, said former bar adapted to move said label thereon from said label holder to said forming means, and means adapted to remove the formed label from said bar.

15. In a label forming machine, a reciproeating former bar having to and fro move ment, label feeding means, comprising a label holder, and means adapted to move a label into engagement with said bar, abutment means adapted to retain in one direction of reciprocation said label on said bar, label forming means removed from said label holder, said former bar adapted to move said label thereon from said holder to said former means, and means adapted to remove the formed label from said bar.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name.

MAX 0. CLAUSS. 

